Grand Tor Cycling
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Bike Maintenance Hints and Tips
It’s worthwhile getting to know how your bike works and how to complete some basic maintenance on it, it will save you money in the long term, as well as enabling you to spend more time riding it, than fixing it! Quite often I see bikes come in which have been neglected, or just have…
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Why buy a gravel bike?
Gravel bikes, are they just a trend or fashion, or are they genuinely a bike that serves a purpose, and are they worth all the hype? We try to answer these questions and help show you what to look for when choosing your gravel bike. What is a Gravel bike? Essentially it was designed to…
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2022 Moda Vivo Bike Review
The Moda Vivo is a super bike, without a super bike price tag!
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Why Support or use my local bike shop rather than shop online?
It’s a question that many of us ask regardless of the type of retail outlet we use, here I will give my reasons why it’s beneficial to support your local shop. You get advice and guidance using a bike shop, their experience and skill will help you select the right product to meet your needs,…
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Aerodynamics on the bike, and why they are so important.
It really doesn’t matter what type of cycling you do, aerodynamics are the single most important factor to enable you to ride faster. Improving aerodynamics is a the most significant way to ride or race faster. Reducing the surface area exposed to overcoming air resistance will enable you to reduce drag and the amount of…
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Are you sitting comfortably?
So you’ve set out on the journey of riding your bike, or perhaps you want to get active or ride regularly, or perhaps you are thinking of riding further, but one of the things holding you back is (dis)comfort! It is not uncommon that we can experience discomfort when riding, it may be that you…
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What’s in a name?
#I chose the name Grand Tor Cycling, as it not only encompassed my mobile bicycle repair service, but also represented the natural beauty of the area, and it’s popularity for cycling in the south west.